The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| etuci (etuc-, etut-) | (conjunct forms only) very; to an extreme; at that point; when going by; (etuci ... cel) so ... that (see example) |
| etut- | (see etuci; see also entries beginning with tut-) |
| etutalokittiyewtomat | (conjunct forms only) s/he smokes continuously, is chain smoker |
| etutamahat | (conjunct forms only) s/he is walking very quickly |
| etutaqahtek | (conjunct forms only) the snow is very deep |
| etutoliqahak | (conjunct forms only) it is going really fast, is going like hell |
| etutoliqahat | (conjunct forms only) s/he is going really fast, is going like hell |
| etutuwalket | (conjunct forms only) s/he does very well |
| Etuwot | Edward |
| ew- | (see also entries beginning with uw-, w-) |
| 't-ewahsihputun | s/he fans it vigorously |
| 't-ewahsihputuwan | s/he fans vigorously something belonging to h/ |
| ewecitu | formerly, previously; all along |
| ewehkahte | it is loose |
| 't-ewehkapekhomon | s/he loosens it (with wrench, screwdriver, etc.) |
| 't-ewehkatoki-punomon | s/he places it loosely (something string-like) |
| ewehkatokuhse | (rope, string) s/he loosens gradually |
| ewehkatokuhsewiw | (chain, etc.) it loosens gradually |
| 't-ewehkehtun | s/he loosens it (shoelace, headband, etc.) |
| ewehkemok | what is used, material |
| ewehket | what s/he uses; (as conjunct verb form) using, by means of, with; (as unspecified subject form: ewehkemok) material |
| 't-ewehkihtelomon, 't-ewektelomon | s/he shoots at it causing it to flap loosely (flag, awning, etc.) |
| ewehkopu | (wheel, stucco, etc.) s/he is loose |
| ewehkoskessu | s/he, it moves easily (because s/he, it is loose) |
| 't-ewekopilal | s/he loosens h/ (rope, tied animal, etc.) |